NC State men’s basketball head coach Will Wade has announced the hires of Andrew Slater as General Manager/Chief Strategist for Men’s Basketball, Patrick Stacy as Assistant General Manager and Reed Vial as Special Assistant to the Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I’m excited to have Andrew, Patrick and Reed on our staff,” said Wade. “Andrew has
Butters named Associate Head Basketball Coach at South Florida
No press release from the University of South Florida, but they did post the hiring of Tee Butters as the new men’s basketball associate head coach their social media: Butters served in a similar role under new USF head coach Bryan Hodgson at Arkansas State. Butters has also worked as an assistant at Charleston Southern,
D2 DIRT: Mars Hill opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Larry Davis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Mars Hill. Davis had been at Mars Hill since 2022, where he went 19-62 (.235). Prior to his time at MHU, he was the head coach at York Prep (SC), and also
South Dakota Assistant Kasperbauer named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Upper Iowa
Back on 3/31, I mentioned South Dakota assistant Casey Kasperbauer’s involvement at D2 Upper Iowa (Daily Dirt). His hiring is now official – here’s the release from UIU: Upper Iowa has announced Casey Kasperbauer as the 19th Head Men’s Basketball Coach in the program’s 110-year history. He arrives after spending the past seven years with the
OFFICIAL: Kirsch added to South Dakota State Basketball Staff
Following up on something that I mentioned over the weekend (JUCO DIRT). Iowa Central CC head coach Ryan Kirsch has officially been hired as an assistant at South Dakota State. Here’s the announcement from SDSU: South Dakota State men’s basketball’s Bryan Petersen made his first hiring as head coach of the program official on Monday as Ryan
Boling named Assistant Basketball Coach at NAIA Nelson University
The Nelson University Lions men’s basketball team is proud to welcome home one of its own, announcing the hiring of legendary alum Noah Boling as the newest assistant coach. A familiar name to Lion fans, Boling returns to the program he once led on the court—this time with a whistle in hand. Known for his relentless work
NAIA DIRT: Michigan-Dearborn opens
I teased this one in today’s Daily Dirt…there is now confirmation, as Michigan-Dearborn’s Domenic Policicchio III has posted on social media that he is no longer the head basketball coach at Michigan-Dearborn. Policicchio had been at UM-Dearborn as the head coach for the past four seasons. This year, his team went 8-21 (6-14).
Rosemond named Assistant Basketball Coach at LSU
LSU Basketball Head Coach Matt McMahon announced on Monday that the school has hired Yasir Rosemond, who has been a part of the staff at Indiana the past four seasons, as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. Rosemond, who served as Associate Head Coach at Indiana, comes to LSU with close to 20 years
Daily Dirt – 4/7/25
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Denver Search Nearing the Finish Line Sounds like the search at Denver is close to wrapping up. One name that has been gaining steam here over the past few days is MSU Moorhead head coach Tim Bergstraser. In his three seasons at Moorhead, he has gone 75-22 (.773), including capturing the
Stitchell promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at FDU
FDU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jack Castleberry announced the promotion of Nate Stitchell, Director of Player Development, to Assistant Coach. “I couldn’t be more pleased to promote Nate to Assistant Coach,” said Castleberry. “He brought great value to our staff this past season in his role as Director of Player Development. He coaches with a passion that is
Former Stephen F. Austin Head Coach Kyle Keller joins Texas A&M Basketball Staff
Story: Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications, Texas A&M Men’s basketball head coach Bucky McMillan announced the addition of former Stephen F. Austin head coach Kyle Keller to his initial coaching staff at Texas A&M on Sunday. In addition to coaching the Lumberjacks from 2016-25, Keller also served on Billy Kennedy’s Texas A&M men’s basketball staff
Olen adds three Assistants to New Mexico Basketball Staff
Story Courtesy Steve Kirkland, New Mexico Athletics University of New Mexico head coach Eric Olen announced three members of his coaching staff. Tom Tankelewicz, Sam Stapleton and Mikey Howell will all join the Lobo coaching staff as assistant coaches, having all served on Olen’s staff at UC San Diego. “I’m thrilled to add Tom, Sam